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A statement from the force said: "We can now confirm that the body that was found in the Mary Street area of Scunthorpe in the early hours of Tuesday, July 4, has been identified as 25–year-old Scunthorpe man Kyle Bell.

"The postmortem has confirmed that Mr Bell died of stab wounds and a murder investigation is underway. Specialist officers are working with the family.

"Our teams are working hard to identify the person, or persons, responsible for this crime and are continuing to follow a number of lines of enquiry.

"We are interested to hear from anyone with information that could assist our investigation and are particularly keen to speak to anyone who saw the victim in the days or hours leading up to the incident."